VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2285
Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2327.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 8.95%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.95%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer underflow in the LZWDecodeCompat function in libtiff 3.8.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TIFF image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2327.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 8.95% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2065Exploit
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35695
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35866
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35883
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35912
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36194
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36831
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39135
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-03.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-267808-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4105
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1835
- http://www.lan.st/showthread.php?t=1856&page=3Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/22/1Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/23/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/29/5Exploit
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1159.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1637
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2727
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.